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Hilary Benn vs Luke Myer

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South
vs
Photograph of Luke Myer
Luke Myer
Lab Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Luke Myer voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 399 shared comparable votes.

394 same votes 5 different votes 399 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
43 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
43 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
43 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

77.5%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 650
Participation
85.2%
13% above average
Rank 83 of 650
1,865
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
528
620 eligible divisions
1,051
56.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
258
48.9% of votes cast
814
43.6% of votes cast
No votes
270
51.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.7% of votes cast
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

71
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 650
Appearances
142
+49.0 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650
425
+263.0 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 650
Contributions
177
+15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£206,085
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18% below average
Latest expenses
£206,085
9% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs
81 of 82 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#3
Transport
29 of 30 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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